I have been trying to go back to my natural color for ever. The first try at a salon, I ended up with a medium brown/auburn color. It faded very red. Then at another salon, I asked for dark ash blonde and ended up with a dark dark cool brown. Eventually that faded to auburn. Unable to continue with Southern California salon prices, I decided to keep with the auburn and colored it myself. Now several months later, my ash blonde roots are about two inches. I also have a strange light stripe between that I'm not sure how got there. I've been trying to get rid of the red tone by using blue shampoo/masks. At this point, I just want my hair to look natural and without any warm tone. I still can't afford a salon, what might be my easiest solution?